The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-29
WOODEN MnnuracturerE

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Representstl aa:'
tives of the principal wooden {
worsted manufacturers of the Until -
States met this morning to discS
matters pertinent to their busineD
and to correct certain abuses that has
crept in, principally those connectP
with the credit and discount systsA
Thomas Dolan, of PhiladelpiIist = a
chosen chairman, and a. ). LA
secretary. ESM
Mr.. Merriman, of Rhode Island -
behalf OF the committee that had cal
the meeting offered the following rult..
to be adopted. All bills to date from
the delivery of the goods and to be either
six months straight, or with discount
| of per cent. per month to a shorter
time; all bills to be settled at the end
of thirty days either by cash or by
notes to be charged for; reference
samples only to be given to purchasers.
All other samples to be charged for;
commission houses to be requested TO
print these rules upon their bill heads,
and to endeayor in good faith to lit5-
up to them. After plain statement
| by MIR. MeTriman the rules were unan-
| imousiy adopted. The senior member
of the firm of 4. ]. JuiIlard s Go.
| commented on the absence of any
representatives of foreign houses. He
said the tariff of 1888 was designed, to
afford the United States sufficient pro-
| lection, but we are aware that we haHs3
been steadily losing ground. while im1
portatiOn of foreign goods has in1
| creased in most alarming manner. A,
inequalities of the tariff is
| found in the discrimination
in the rates of the duty imposed on
wooden or worsted cloths. In ,,ame
cases the duty on wool used in NJ.
worsted cloths exceed the duty fK.
posed on the finished article. Thofen.
much reason to believe that thesekinng
ufacturer of worsted clothes mus-siSsn-
cease in this country, unless the ia hsS
laws in this regard are amended. asly.
loss in revenue through the frau0sMsH
devices of foreign manufacture DRY.
small to the government, but an SS3ftS
tenn of deceit that in practical as
reduces the duties on worsSfd
: wooden 20 or even 10 per cent. below
rates contemplated by our tariff laws
is most serious matter to us; it. in al
most a question of life and death to
our domestic industries. Mr.. JGillard
presented an argument which called
: iZe fund for the payment
agents at the principal cgssOs
houses to keep the organj <stlcs
advised as to the importations yHWooI-
en- and worsted fabrics, to ass,St In The
, detection Of evasions of Che tariff
laws, and to generally assist in pro-
tecting home manufacturers. Thirty
six firms agreed to contribute various
annual amounts for three years, be
ginning on the 1stprox. The organiZa-
ton adopted the following as a perma-
nent name: Association of Wooden
and Worsted Manufacturers and Com
mission Houses. There was long
discussion on the question of when tn
credit rules should go into effect. L
was finally resolved to leave the ExiDE
of the date to committee composed Sf
the chairman, four manufacturers and
four commission merchants, and to rec
comend that the committee report in
favor of siXty-day settlement instead
of thirty days. The meeting then adj
journed. The members who signed
the agreement to establish a custom
house exchange subscribed $40, 900
within few moments.